Because TT just couldn't help himself, we now have 10 fricking picks in rounds 4-7 tomorrow. Just what this team needed. Guys to battle for the last several spots in the roster. I just don't get these moves by TT. Even if the board allowed these trades, we don't need 10 more players on this roster. We don't have the room. We need quality over quantity. So, just take a guy at the spot!

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I understand this is “venting” or “ranting” but it contains some strange “logic” or assumptions. “Thompson just couldn’t help himself” implies that Thompson has a compulsion to trade down for trading down’s sake. But just last year he traded up three times. He went into that draft with 12 picks and got 8 players – and he had four comp picks he couldn’t trade. So Thompson obviously could have "helped himself".

The next assumption is picks in rounds 4-7 will battle for the last spots on the roster. Daniels, McMillian, House, Lang and Sitton. That’s a partial list of Thompson’s 4th rounders. We don’t need 10 more players? Remember how many UDFAs they signed after last year’s draft? Getting extra picks is a recognition that even with all the man hours and money spent on the draft it’s a crap shoot. And the more picks you have the better your chances of hitting on a player.

Should Thompson have taken Lacy at #55 instead of #61? Of course not, right? And if Thompson and staff determined the talent tier extended from pick #88 through #109, trading down and picking up 3 more chances on hitting on a keeper makes all kinds of sense. I am confident that if there were a player at #88 or #93 that they viewed as head and shoulders better than any other, they would have pulled the trigger on him.

Ironically (regarding BorderRivals’ post) there’s an April 20th packernews.com story titled, “For Thompson, drafting quality begins with quantity” http://www.packersnews.com/article/...For-Thompson-drafting-quality-begins-quantityIt notes since Thompson arrived the Packers have averaged two more picks per draft than the next closest division rival, the Bears. Thompson learned a baseball analogy applicable to the draft from Wolf: “… if you have more swings you have a better chance at getting a hit.”

I understand this is “venting” or “ranting” but it contains some strange “logic” or assumptions. “Thompson just couldn’t help himself” implies that Thompson has a compulsion to trade down for trading down’s sake. But just last year he traded up three times. He went into that draft with 12 picks and got 8 players – and he had four comp picks he couldn’t trade. So Thompson obviously could have "helped himself".

The next assumption is picks in rounds 4-7 will battle for the last spots on the roster. Daniels, McMillian, House, Lang and Sitton. That’s a partial list of Thompson’s 4th rounders. We don’t need 10 more players? Remember how many UDFAs they signed after last year’s draft? Getting extra picks is a recognition that even with all the man hours and money spent on the draft it’s a crap shoot. And the more picks you have the better your chances of hitting on a player.

Should Thompson have taken Lacy at #55 instead of #61? Of course not, right? And if Thompson and staff determined the talent tier extended from pick #88 through #109, trading down and picking up 3 more chances on hitting on a keeper makes all kinds of sense. I am confident that if there were a player at #88 or #93 that they viewed as head and shoulders better than any other, they would have pulled the trigger on him.

Ironically (regarding BorderRivals’ post) there’s an April 20th packernews.com story titled, “For Thompson, drafting quality begins with quantity” http://www.packersnews.com/article/...For-Thompson-drafting-quality-begins-quantityIt notes since Thompson arrived the Packers have averaged two more picks per draft than the next closest division rival, the Bears. Thompson learned a baseball analogy applicable to the draft from Wolf: “… if you have more swings you have a better chance at getting a hit.”

With the massive CM/AR contracts, it will become imperative for the Packers to always supplement the roster with younger, cheaper talent to stay competitive. The philosophy of "more swings at the plate" will become our team building philosophy. However, this has been pretty much the Packers m.o. even before the 2 big contracts.

Am I the only one concerned about the lack of defensive picks so far other than Jones? I approve of the additions to the O-Line because that was also a need but wish we were focusing on safety and ILB. Still time obviously but I'm concerned about the D's ability to rise up against the mobile QBs and the run.

Am I the only one concerned about the lack of defensive picks so far other than Jones? I approve of the additions to the O-Line because that was also a need but wish we were focusing on safety and ILB. Still time obviously but I'm concerned about the D's ability to rise up against the mobile QBs and the run.

Because TT just couldn't help himself, we now have 10 fricking picks in rounds 4-7 tomorrow. Just what this team needed. Guys to battle for the last several spots in the roster. I just don't get these moves by TT. Even if the board allowed these trades, we don't need 10 more players on this roster. We don't have the room. We need quality over quantity. So, just take a guy at the spot![/quote]

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My take exactly. Ted has certainly had more success with third round picks.